Bradford Becomes a "World's Greatest"

"World's Greatest" is a television show in its 6th season that provides entertaining, informative features on the world's most amazing and unique companies, products, and people. Recently the show featured a segment on Bradford Products which gave viewers a fast-paced tour behind the scenes with footage of our fabrication process, interviews with executives, and on-site tours. Check out the segment below and see why Bradford is considered a "world's greatest!"

New Project: The Golden Nugget - Atlantic City, NJ

The Golden Nugget Atlantic City, located on Frank S. Farley Marina, is a premier resort destination offering guests more than 740 rooms and suites. The entire property recently finished a $150 million renovation and is taking on a fresh, modern look including a high-energy casino, a lavish rooftop pool and hot tub deck with alluring fire pits, and a new 12,000 square foot state-of-the-art Spa and Salon.

The property’s H20 pool and lounge evokes a vibrant atmosphere with upscale décor, bright colors, and plush furniture. Bradford Products fabricated the rooftop pools and hot tubs in durable stainless steel clad with tile to provide lightweight, reliable vessels to endure the rigors of the oceanside environment. The pool and hot tubs are open all year for guests to enjoy. Custom stainless steel fire features within the contemporary seating areas of the pool deck set the mood for guests to enjoy the cooler evening temperatures.

On the fourth floor, the facility showcases a luxurious destination resort spa. Bradford engineered and fabricated vitality pools, SteamRooms®, and saunas for both mens’ and womens’ relaxation areas. Bradford provided the hydrotherapy amenities with the opulence you would expect from the Golden Nugget brand. The Spa’s aquatic amenities compliment the serene environment of the spa, and mesh with the energetic concept of the overall facility. In addition to the co-ed common area amenities, Bradford provided a private vitality pool for the VIP couple’s treatment area.

Bradford’s pool, hot tubs, fire features, SteamRooms®, and vitality pools set the tone for Atlantic City’s luxurious resort get-a-away. Bradford Products again shows how we lead the way in providing sensational aquatic amenities for properties and their guests around the world.

Project Features:

Pool: 54’ x 27’

(4) Hot Tubs: 12’ x 12’ ea.

(3) Fire Features

(2) Vitality Pools: 18’ x 9’

(2) SteamRooms®: 13’ x 7’

(2) Saunas: 14’ x 7’

Couples Vitality Pool: 8’ x 5’

Architect: Cunningham Group Architecture, Inc.

Aquatic Consultant: Omega Pool Structures, Inc.

On-board Spa Experience - The Private Heaven

Bradford Products has become more involved with the design and fabrication of on-board wellness suites and yacht spas for new and renovated mega yachts. Participation as a co-panelists at this year’s Superyacht Design Symposium in Miami, Bradford’s Paul Greenman had the opportunity to address on-board space allocation as the key to integrating custom spa experience wellness amenities on board. Furthermore, collaboration with the spa consultant, architect, designer, and product supplier at the earliest possible involvement of the project was just as significant.

Adding to Bradford’s already acclaimed custom yacht spas, we introduced the concept of the Private Heaven experience cabin. The builders, architects, designers, and owners in the audience were amazed when they heard that they could have the experience of a caldarium’s dry, warm heat to relax in with soft sound and aroma, next, press a button to fill the experience “cabin” with steam, and then engage the Experience Shower portion of the Private Heaven, which would most likely be an Arctic Blast for a rapid cool down after the warm steam. Upon closing the pores of the skin with “chill” they could then run through a synchronized sequence of Tropical Rain, Island Storm, or Aqua Massage, programmed in conjunction with light, temperature changes, aroma, and sound, with intermittent side body jets and misters working in harmony to provide the true experience of a Private Heaven. What totally astounded the Superyacht Design Symposium audience was when this could be provided in no more space than a normal sized shower stall.  With space being a premium, even aboard a megayacht, this was “private heaven” sent to them.

A Tour of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

Bradford's Paul Greenman gives an update on his recent involvement with the yacht industry...

After participating as a co-panelist at the 2012 Superyacht Design Symposium in Miami, I attended the Fort Lauderdale Boat show and was surprised at how many Boat Show participants had been part of the recent Symposium as well. The Boats International Media group, who were basically my “chaperones” for the two events, did a wonderful job of navigating me through the Boat Show, making sure I met the right mix of boat builders, more designers, and more architects. I am grateful for the guidance and professionalism of Kimberly Gonzales, in this respect.

What I found unfathomable on the big yachts were the hot tubs. I toured 60 meter, 70 meter, 100 meter boats upwards from $20 to $40 million. The attention to detail in the salons, bridges, staterooms, and galleys was truly artful. The materials whether fine marble, bamboo, teak, leather, fabrics, or artwork, were all designed to mesh with each other and were nothing short of a masterpiece. Then you got to the hot tub and it was a plain white plastic hot tub. I could barely believe it. If I were an owner, I would be furious. It was like you ‘stopped short” when you got to this area and just didn’t finish it off. How could that kind of money be spent without the same attention to detail being given to an area that is every bit as important to the well-being of mind, body, and soul?

Many boat designers, architects, and owners did not realize they have the ability to create customized yacht spas with artistic tile, exciting water features, and sensational relaxation. Hot tubs for yachts of this caliber vessel deserve the most exclusive, personalized, and luxurious hot tubs that the aquatic industry has to offer. Bradford offers a new kind of luxurious, stunning hot tub, like the yacht spa we constructed for the Hemisphere.

The only conclusion I could arrive at was that they just don’t know about Bradford and that’s not their fault. I have a lot of work to do.

Kudos are in order to all the participants, attendees, and emergency management at the Boat Show.  Boaters are a resilient bunch and not unaccustomed to bad weather. Hurricane Sandy pelted the show for two days yet everyone simply did the best they could with what was in front of them.

Bradford Receives 2012 APSP International Awards of Excellence

Bradford Products won the prestigious GOLD Award of Excellence in Therapy Pools during the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals' International Awards of Excellence ceremony held on Monday November 5, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. We won the award for the design and installation of a custom stainless steel vitality pool and water feature for the Glenmere Mansion Spa in Chester, NY. The pool was clad in luxurious tile and incorporated a marble water feature that spilled into the pool.

Bradford also won the SILVER Award of Excellence in Pool & Spa Combination for a residential installation of an all stainless steel pool featuring an infinity edge combined with a spa.

Hundreds of installations were entered in the 2012 APSP International Awards of Excellence competition.  During the ceremony fifty-two companies were announced as award recipients.  There were thirty four categories represented in total including six categories outside of the US and Canada.

“The APSP International Awards of Excellence competition is a tradition honoring the world’s premier pools, spas, hot tubs and water features,” said APSP President and CEO Bill Weber. “The winning installations demonstrate the beauty, desirability and fun of water in people’s lives, and we’re proud our members are reflecting success through this recognition.”